1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team

The 1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Lisle Blackbourn, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 223 to 213. The team was ranked at No. 53 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.

1951 Marquette Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Lisle Blackbourn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium

1951 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
Xavier			–					9	–	0	–	1
Wabash			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					7	–	3	–	0
Toledo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green			–					4	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	6	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					3	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					3	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	5	–	0
Youngstown			–					2	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	South Dakota	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 48–6	8,000
September 29	at No. 15 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–22	45,450
October 6	Iowa State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	T 6–6	4,748
October 13	at No. 1 Michigan State	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–20	39,251
October 20	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–27	17,500
October 27	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 27–7
November 2	Pacific (CA)	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 27–39
November 10	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–39	18,000
November 17	Detroit	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 26–13	17,391
November 25	vs. Santa Clara	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–27	10,000
December 1	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 21–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game